Polypodium pellucidum

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Polypodium pellucidum (ʻAe) is a species of fern which grows on lava flows in Hawaii.[1]

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Polypodium pellucidum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Polypodium
Species:
P. pellucidum
Binomial name
Polypodium pellucidum
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Description

It is one of the first plants to colonize a new lava flow and is often found growing in small cracks.[1]

Range

It is found only on the Hawaiian islands.[2]

Taxonomy

Polypodium pellucidum contains the following varieties:

  • Polypodium pellucidum var. acuminatum[2]
  • Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum[2]

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